Big 12 Special

The York Big 12 Special

All of the great American Olympic Weightlifting teams used York Barbell equipment. Atomic Athletic is making that legacy available to YOU!

Quality castings are hard to find in today's world, but York Barbell has brought them back.

The classic YORK Barbell Company magazine, Strength & Health, ran ads for the YORK BIG 12 SPECIAL for many years. I have looked it over again and again, just to figure out what the number 12 was for and I can't figure it out. Regardless, this was a great set.

We have put together all the various components, some with modern materials and improved designs, but the foundation is there. We have it all, wrist roller to magazines, kettlebell handles to iron boots. York may not be making these items any more, but that doesn't mean the idea wasn't sound.

Below, you will find all the various elements of the Big 12 Special, from Atomic Athletic.

Atomic Athletic Firestorm Wrist Roller: While the simple wrist roller has been sold as an also-ran gizmo for packing a “All-In-One” bodybuilding kit, for kids to open at a birthday party, the martial arts masters of the East have been making full use of this awesome tool!

Gorilla Gold started out as a solution for tennis players with slipping grip problems, but was quickly adopted by baseball and softball players who found that Gorilla Gold works like pine tar, but without all the mess.